cunnilingus -- derivative of cunning or vice-versa?

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cunnilingus -- derivative of cunning or vice-versa?

Is oral sex cunning? Is this a latin based derivative?

2007-10-17 05:41:35 · 3 answers · asked by jimi p 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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No, it comes from cunnus = vulva (cf. c**t) and linctus = licked (cf. language, the basic meaning is tongue), and so it's directly descriptive. Both words are from Latin, since you ask. But my dictionary says the word originated in 1887.

2007-10-17 05:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by TurtleFromQuebec 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Turtle got it right.Also a bad Irish Airline?(haha)

2007-10-17 14:45:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Are you trying to be a cunning linquist?

2007-10-17 13:02:43 · answer #3 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋